Fast text file sorting

[photonbuddy]

Hi All,

I have a text file that I would like to sort. It is a delimited data file consisting of 4 fields per line, with the required sort field as the first field. The test file has ~7500 lines in it.

I have tried reading each line, using StringSplit(), loading the values into a 2 dimensional array, and then using _ArraySort. I have also tried reading each line as a whole, and sorting as a 1 dimensional array, but it is very slow.

I have found using the 'sort.exe' command supplied with win2k/XP (not sure about earlier versions of Windows), the file is sorted in the blink of an eye.

Do you think it's worth trying to code a faster sort routine? Personally, I am inclined to just use the external sort program.

[Jos]

Do you think it's worth trying to code a faster sort routine? Personally, I am inclined to just use the external sort program.

Don't think you can beat the external sort program in this case....

AutoIT3 doesn't have an internal sort option, we only have UDF which will always be slower.....

Edited September 25, 2005 by JdeB